# CVE-2009-1561: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in administration.cgi on the Cisco Linksys WRT54GC router with firmware 1.05.7 allows remote

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2009-05-06 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in administration.cgi on the Cisco Linksys WRT54GC router with firmware 1.05.7 allows remote attackers to hijack the intranet connectivity of arbitrary users for requests that change the administrator password via the sysPasswd and sysConfirmPasswd parameters.

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## References

- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2009-04/0198.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0904-exploits/linksysadmin-passwd.txt
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1172
- http://www.falandodeseguranca.com/?p=17
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34616
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34805
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32931

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